The experts listed above in architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, real estate, transportation, and historic preservation joined the mayors in the two-and-a-half-day discussions. They offered pragmatic advice on how the mayors could approach the urban design challenges facing each of their cities. Click here to read further details about each project as well as goals for the session. We’d like to give a warm thank you to sponsor, United Technologies Corporation, for their continued support. We also would like to thank Unico as well as Cannon Design for hosting the working session in their St. Louis office.

The Mayors’ Institute on City Design is a National Endowment for the Arts leadership initiative in partnership with the American Architectural Foundation and the United States Conference of Mayors. The 53rd National Session was sponsored in part by United Technologies Corporation. Since 1986, the Mayors’ Institute has helped transform communities through design by preparing mayors to be the chief urban designers of their cities. The Mayors’ Institute conducts several sessions each year. For a list of upcoming events, past attendees, or for more information, visit www.micd.org.